Medical teams were deployed on the three routes to Kerala — where Nipah cases have been confirmed — from Theni district to screen people coming from the neighbouring State on Wednesday.
The teams, comprising two Health Inspectors each, have been posted at the special medical camps put up at Lower Camp in Kumuli, Cumbum Mettu and Munthal on Bodi Mettu Road.
They have been instructed to check all the vehicles entering Theni district from Kerala. They are checking the body temperature of the people and looking for any symptoms of severe infection.
“Our teams note down the names, addresses and the phone numbers of the travellers. If people have severe infection, their details are passed on to the Health Inspectors of the places where they are going,” Block Medical Officer (Cumbum) P. Murugan said.
The Health Inspectors of the respective areas would follow up their health condition. The teams also provided first-aid with tablets for fever cases. The screening would continue till further orders, he added.
